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Gumshoe (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Stephen Frears

Written By:
Neville Smith

Actors:
Albert Finney ..... Eddie Ginley
Billie Whitelaw ..... Ellen Ginley - William's wife
Frank Finlay ..... William Ginley - Eddie's brother
Janice Rule ..... Mrs. Blankerscoon
Carolyn Seymour ..... Alison Wyatt
Fulton Mackay ..... John Straker
George Innes ..... Bookshop Proprietor
George Silver ..... De Fries
Bill Dean ..... Tommy (as Billy Dean)
Wendy Richard ..... Anne Scott
Maureen Lipman ..... Naomi
Neville Smith ..... Arthur
Oscar James ..... Azinge
Joe Kenyon ..... Joey
Bert King ..... Mal

Synopsis:

Part spoof and part 'straight,' Gumshoe comes off as an affectionate tribute to the hard-boiled detective films of yore. Albert Finney stars as Eddie Ginley, a Liverpool bingo-caller and erstwhile comedian who has been weaned on the novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. Fancying himself an ace detective, Ginley quits his job to form his own agency. Before long, he is involved in a complex mystery with decided echoes of The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep, replete with femme fatale (Janice Rule) and sinister fat man (George Silver). Armed with little more than a slick line of patter, Ginley plunges into this baffling case, while his level-headed brother (Frank Finlay) and sister-in-law (Billie Whitelaw) try to talk him out of it. Despite its satirical content, Gumshoe turns out to be a fascinating mystery yarn on its own terms. Albert Finney also produced the film, while none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber supplied the musical score.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 02 October, 2008.

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